Among the richest athletes, of course, footballers rule the roost. They are closely followed by NBA basketball players. List of the 20 richest athletes in 2022 according to Forbes:
1. Lionel Messi - Football ($130 million)
2. LeBron James - basketball ($121.2 million)
3. Cristiano Ronaldo - Football ($115 million)
4. Neymar - football ($95 million)
5 Stephen Curry - Basketball ($92.8 million)
6. Kevin Durant - basketball ($92.1 million)
7. Roger Federer - tennis ($90.7 million)
8. Canelo Alvarez - Boxing ($90 million)
9. Tom Brady - American football ($83.9 million)
10. Giannis Antetokounmpo - basketball ($80.9 million)
11. Russell Westbrook - basketball ($79.2 million)
12. James Harden - basketball ($74.4 million)
13. Matthew Stafford - American football ($72.3 million)
14. Aaron Rodgers - American football ($68 million)
14. Tiger Woods - golf ($68 million)
16. Josh Allen - American football ($67 million)
17. Lewis Hamilton - Formula One ($65 million)
18. Tyson Fury - boxing ($62 million)
19. Naomi Osaka - Tennis ($59.2 million)
20. Damian Lillard - basketball ($57.4 million)